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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. The merging or joining of parallel schedule network paths into the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by a schedule activity with more than one predecessor activity






2. Common way to determine whether a risk is considered low - moderate - or high by combining the two dimensions of a risk: its probability of occurrence and its impact on objectives if it occurs






3. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality






4. Graphic display of cumulative costs - labor - hours - percentage of work or other quantities - plotted against time. used to depict planned value - earned value and active costs.






5. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives






6. A short unique numeric or text identification assigned to each schedule activity to differentiate that project activity from other project activities. typically unique within any one project schedule network diagram






7. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service






8. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project






9. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives






10. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break






11. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






12. Any of all process related assets - from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that are or can be used to influence the project's success. these process assets include formal or informal plans - policies - procedures and guidelines.






13. Subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - usually representing a subproject or work package.






14. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan






15. Describes how the project management team will implement the performing organizations quality plan.






16. Subdivision of a phase






17. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component






18. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity






19. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions






20. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component






21. Schedule activity that has a low total float.






22. Collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization involved in the project






23. Identifying the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables






24. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management






25. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results






26. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.






27. Organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain.






28. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule






29. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance






30. Document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organization resources to the project activities






31. Summary level schedule that identifies the major schedule milestone






32. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity






33. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship






34. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.






35. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work






36. Float (total float - free float)






37. Describes each component in the work breakdown structure (WBS). for each WBS component - the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope of statement of work - defined deliverables - a list of associated activities and list of milestones.






38. Point in time associated with a schedule activities' start.






39. Budgeted cost of work scheduled






40. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance






41. Directing - managing - performing and accomplishing the project work - providing the deliverables and providing work performance information






42. Project schedule network diagram drawn in such a way that the position and length of the schedule activity represents its duration. bar chart that includes schedule network logic






43. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization






44. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization






45. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase






46. Group of potential causes of risk. such as technical - external - organizational - environmental - project management. a category may include subcategories






47. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project






48. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates






49. Developing a detailed description of the project and product






50. Document used to record and describe or denote selected items identified during execution of a process or activity